Picked up the Vette yesterday...

and another one falls for the dark side! Glad to see you enjoying your new ride.

It seems like every 2V owner these days are upgrading to 03/04 Cobras or Vettes. In 5 years, a fast 2V will be quite rare, if isn't already lol
 
just a note on the vette and ride quality... thats one thing in that body that was a sticking point... must be good for long hauls. and it does deliver. i have ridden in a few and they are plush. kinda tempted to see if i cant retrofit some vette seats into the stang (if i keep it)

Torinalth
 
McTeague said:
Let's see a pic of the fabulous engine
I started a new thread.

Insurance covered it all, so if I wanted to salvage it, I would have to pay over 7k. Not worth it to me, considering I'd have to pay to store it while I paid someone to dismantle it.

HoustonGT said:
WTF. When and on what side of town did you wreck the stang?

I'll keep an eye out for the banana vette around town.


blacknblue2002 said:
how does the speed of the Z06 compare to the s/c'd gt you used to drive?
Well, it's hard to explain the speed alone. The GT had a CRAPLOAD of power. But it didn't come on till late in the RPM band. The vette has loads of torque EVERYWHERE. I'll be in 5th at 40mph and floor it and it just GOES. Even on the freeway in 6th at 60. No need to downshift. The stang I always had to downshift (unless you have 4.10's, then you won't need to).

Does the vette have that high RPM OH CRAP factor like Sundance? No, but it's close. The vette is geared (tranny) so that it's just a relentless climb to higher speeds.

Thanks for the kind words folks. I really love this car.

Can't wait to go auto-xing with it.
 

Is that MGW, as in the "mgw shifter" and all the billet stuff? Do you know the owner or something? I"ve ordered a lotta stuff from that store...
 
BigChiefSmokem said:
Is that MGW, as in the "mgw shifter" and all the billet stuff? Do you know the owner or something? I"ve ordered a lotta stuff from that store...
The one and the same. He's a great guy. Known him for a while.

1fast03pony - thanks for the referral. I'm holding off on doing anything drastic to it since it's a blast to drive as it sits.
 
Hell, no need to head up to NY for one of the best vette tuners around. We got the BEST one right here in Houston.....MTI